Possible new indications for Prevnar-13

[Marnica]

http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2011/05/10/pfizers-multibillion-dollar-blockbuster-set-to-gro.aspx

 

Vaccines can be cash cows for pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer (NYSE: PFE  ) , GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK  ) , Sanofi (NYSE: SNY  ) , and Novartis (NYSE: NVS  ) . If a company can get on the preferred list with government agencies, sales will come pouring in.

But then what? There are only so many short people needing vaccinations. Except for hoping for a baby boom, there aren't many options for increasing sales.

 The true test is whether Prevnar 13 prevents infections, but that requires a large study -- one that's still under way. The Food and Drug Administration will likely accept the early data as verification that the vaccine works and then require Pfizer to finish the trial if it wants to continue marketing it for adults.

We'll know soon enough if Pfizer can make money at both ends of the life cycle; the FDA is currently reviewing the marketing application.

of course it can - and it will. This infuriates me. Everytime I read an article like this the lyrics of that song "It's all about the money" by Meja comes into my head!!

[lovebeingamomma]

Can nursing homes force the elderly to get vaccinations like this?  Just curious.